| Etz Ahayim Synagogue | |
|---|---|
Hebrew: קהל קדוש עץ החיים | |
 The synagogue doorway, in 2007 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Judaism |
| Rite | Nusach Sefard |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Synagogue |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Icadiye Street, Kuzguncuk, Ortaköy, Istanbul, Istanbul Province |
| Country | Turkey |
  Location of the synagogue in Istanbul | |
| Geographic coordinates | 40°58′42″N 28°52′15″E / 40.97828471554896°N 28.870922453770138°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Synagogue architecture |
| Completed | c. 1700s: 1941 & 1983 (rebuild) |
| Materials | Brick |
| [1] | |
The Etz Ahayim Synagogue (Hebrew: קהל קדוש עץ החיים), also known as the Beit Yaakov Synagogue or the Ortaköy Synagogue, is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located on Icadiye Street, in Kuzguncuk, Ortaköy, on the coast near the right leg of Bosphorus Bridge, in Istanbul, in the Istanbul Province of Turkey.[2]
It is unknown when the original synagogue was built, but it is estimated to be before 1703.[3] The building also housed an academy for over one hundred years.[4] The synagogue was totally destroyed by fire in 1941 with only the marble Aron Kodesh remaining intact. The synagogue was subsequently rebuilt.[5][6] The synagogue serves Ashkenazi Jews[7] and is also known as the 'Tree of Life' synagogue.[8]
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- ^ "Turkish Jewish Community - Ortaköy Etz Ahayim Synagogue". www.turkyahudileri.com. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
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- ^ "Chief Rabbinate of Turkey (Türkiye Hahambaşılığı)". Archived from the original on March 29, 2010. Retrieved April 22, 2007.
- ^ Tanrıöver, Yasin (2011). Zaman tünelinden bir bakış: Ortaköy ve Museviler. Kapı yayınları İnceleme, araştırma (in Turkish) (1. basım ed.). İstanbul: Kapı Yayınları. ISBN 978-605-4322-48-0.
- ^ "Etz Ahayim Synagogue, Istanbul, Turkey". Diarna website. Digital Heritage Mapping. 2015. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
- ^ Seidel, Jeff (June 14, 2017). "Blog: The Muslim leader who quotes the Torah". The Times of Israel. Retrieved September 19, 2024.